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Below are six words for you to define. To do this you have to fill in each blank space with a word taken from the word list at the bottom. You will use all of the words in the word list one time.
1. Austerity: _______; ________
2. Desultory: ________ ________ or ________; ________
3. Sedentary: ________ to ________ ________ ________ in a ________ ________
4. Retaliate: to _______ by _______ ________ for ________
5. Erudition: ________ ________ by the ________ of ________
6. Castigate: to _______ to _______ _______
Word List -
like like much pass time books study giving
method return severe aimless
posture sitting subject without
obtained severity criticism
knowledge sternness accustomed connection
1. Austerity: _______; ________
2. Desultory: ________ ________ or ________; ________
3. Sedentary: ________ to ________ ________ ________ in a ________ ________
4. Retaliate: to _______ by _______ ________ for ________
5. Erudition: ________ ________ by the ________ of ________
6. Castigate: to _______ to _______ _______
Word List -
like like much pass time books study giving
method return severe aimless
posture sitting subject without
obtained severity criticism
knowledge sternness accustomed connection
Answer
1. sternness; severity2. without connection or method; aimless
3. accustomed to pass much time in a sitting posture
4. to return by giving like for like
5. knowledge obtained by the study of books
6. to subject to severe criticism
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